Police in Georgia have shared video of a driver slamming into the back of a police cruiser as a warning about distracted driving.In the video, posted on Facebook by the Byron Georgia Police Department, an SUV is seen barreling toward the rear of a patrol car. "Why is distracted driving bad? Watch this video," the caption reads. According to The Macon Telegraph, Lt. Bryan Hunter was stopped at a red light when the SUV slammed into the back of his cruiser at about 45 miles per hour."I'm glad I had my seat belt on," Hunter said. "That's the hardest hit I think I've ever had in a car wreck."The driver said he "may have looked away for a second." "A lot of people think distracted driving is just the phone, and it's not," he said. "It's something as simple as eating, putting on makeup, a kid in the car or a dog — something that is just keeping you from paying attention to driving."Hunter reported being sore from the collision, but no one was seriously injured.

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Police in Georgia have shared video of a driver slamming into the back of a police cruiser as a warning about distracted driving.

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In the video, posted on Facebook by the Byron Georgia Police Department, an SUV is seen barreling toward the rear of a patrol car.

"Why is distracted driving bad? Watch this video," the caption reads.

According to The Macon Telegraph, Lt. Bryan Hunter was stopped at a red light when the SUV slammed into the back of his cruiser at about 45 miles per hour.

"I'm glad I had my seat belt on," Hunter said. "That's the hardest hit I think I've ever had in a car wreck."

The driver said he "may have looked away for a second."

"A lot of people think distracted driving is just the phone, and it's not," he said. "It's something as simple as eating, putting on makeup, a kid in the car or a dog — something that is just keeping you from paying attention to driving."

Hunter reported being sore from the collision, but no one was seriously injured.